"The Long And Short Of It All" (article taken from John's new book "AWESOME SUCCESS PRINCIPLES" avail. in OCT.)
"I am convinced, after many years, that our lives on earth should not be taken for granted. And a healthy, long life, if we are ...so blessed to have one, is not our right, but rather a special gift from our Creator. Our lives seem to be lived in a rushed pace every day. I see people in a mad rush to drive from here to there, sometimes at a dangerous pace. We are so busy these days that most of us don’t take the time to be thankful for a healthy long life.
Life is not guaranteed to anyone. And no matter wealthy or poor, everyone has the same opportunity at a long life. In my long life thus far, I have been given a wakeup call every so often. You see I have witnessed death far too soon in friends, loved ones and acquaintances. From early on in my insurance career I had to deliver death benefit checks to several beneficiaries of insured clients who had died far too soon. One such instance was a child of five. Another was a nineteen-year old client who had also been a classmate of mine.
Early on I realized that life was meant for living, but also it should be maximized to one’s fullest potential. The Army says it best: “Be all you can be.” And just when I slack off and stop pushing forward with
planning and achieving worthwhile goals, I get a sudden jolt
of a new wakeup call.
I remember one day, walking for exercise in my local mall, and coming across a man in a motorized wheelchair who wheeled himself up to me. He must have been 40 years of age. I was seated and he spoke to me, but I couldn’t understand him at first. Finally I understood that he wanted me to lift his paralyzed leg up and place it better on the footrest of the wheelchair. His speech was affected, as was most of his body, I found out, from a car accident when he was only nineteen. He had suffered paralysis and brain
injury. Now, all he could move was his fingers to operate the toggle switch of the motorized chair, and some facial muscles.
I wanted to learn more about this man, who evidently motored through the mall on a regular basis. My heart ached for him, as I tried to put myself in his place, just for a short time. It took me three tries to lift his dead-weight
leg up enough to place it back on the footrest.
I later found out that the accident from 21 years earlier had been the result of drinking and driving, which made me feel even worse. I learned a great lesson from Ken that day. I learned that every day must be lived to the fullest. I also realized that we are shown many disturbing things in life so that we can learn from them and become better and more productive
individuals.
I believe in God, in the hereafter, and that we will meet all our loved ones in the hereafter. I believe that life is a very special and precious gift that must not be squandered. And lastly, we will be asked one day, by our Creator, to recount in minute detail, all of our achievements and good deeds. That is what drives me on. How can I explain to my Creator that
I didn’t feel up to achieving more than I did?
Now the positive take on the hourglass. People on average are living far longer than before. Eighty years old today is no big thing, while eighty from just 50 years ago was a big thing, and the people today are much healthier at their advanced ages.
A growing number of Americans are living to age 100. Nationwide, the centenarian population has grown 65.8 percent over the past three decades, from 32,194 people who were age 100 or older in 1980 to 53,364 centenarians in 2010, according to latest Census Bureau data. As reported
in US News & World Report, by Emily Brandon.
Jeanne Louise Calment, until August 4,1997, was the oldest living person in the world. She lived to the extended age of 122 years, 164 days. Calment was born on February 21, 1875, and lived in Arles, France.
I currently follow a woman who once lived in Staten Island who is over 105 years old and is sharp as can be. She is on Facebook every day, communicating and ending videos of herself out to all her friends online.
C-2014 John Paul Carinci from the soon to be released book: AWESOME SUCCESS PRINCIPLES See More
"I am convinced, after many years, that our lives on earth should not be taken for granted. And a healthy, long life, if we are ...so blessed to have one, is not our right, but rather a special gift from our Creator. Our lives seem to be lived in a rushed pace every day. I see people in a mad rush to drive from here to there, sometimes at a dangerous pace. We are so busy these days that most of us don’t take the time to be thankful for a healthy long life.
Life is not guaranteed to anyone. And no matter wealthy or poor, everyone has the same opportunity at a long life. In my long life thus far, I have been given a wakeup call every so often. You see I have witnessed death far too soon in friends, loved ones and acquaintances. From early on in my insurance career I had to deliver death benefit checks to several beneficiaries of insured clients who had died far too soon. One such instance was a child of five. Another was a nineteen-year old client who had also been a classmate of mine.
Early on I realized that life was meant for living, but also it should be maximized to one’s fullest potential. The Army says it best: “Be all you can be.” And just when I slack off and stop pushing forward with
planning and achieving worthwhile goals, I get a sudden jolt
of a new wakeup call.
I remember one day, walking for exercise in my local mall, and coming across a man in a motorized wheelchair who wheeled himself up to me. He must have been 40 years of age. I was seated and he spoke to me, but I couldn’t understand him at first. Finally I understood that he wanted me to lift his paralyzed leg up and place it better on the footrest of the wheelchair. His speech was affected, as was most of his body, I found out, from a car accident when he was only nineteen. He had suffered paralysis and brain
injury. Now, all he could move was his fingers to operate the toggle switch of the motorized chair, and some facial muscles.
I wanted to learn more about this man, who evidently motored through the mall on a regular basis. My heart ached for him, as I tried to put myself in his place, just for a short time. It took me three tries to lift his dead-weight
leg up enough to place it back on the footrest.
I later found out that the accident from 21 years earlier had been the result of drinking and driving, which made me feel even worse. I learned a great lesson from Ken that day. I learned that every day must be lived to the fullest. I also realized that we are shown many disturbing things in life so that we can learn from them and become better and more productive
individuals.
I believe in God, in the hereafter, and that we will meet all our loved ones in the hereafter. I believe that life is a very special and precious gift that must not be squandered. And lastly, we will be asked one day, by our Creator, to recount in minute detail, all of our achievements and good deeds. That is what drives me on. How can I explain to my Creator that
I didn’t feel up to achieving more than I did?
Now the positive take on the hourglass. People on average are living far longer than before. Eighty years old today is no big thing, while eighty from just 50 years ago was a big thing, and the people today are much healthier at their advanced ages.
A growing number of Americans are living to age 100. Nationwide, the centenarian population has grown 65.8 percent over the past three decades, from 32,194 people who were age 100 or older in 1980 to 53,364 centenarians in 2010, according to latest Census Bureau data. As reported
in US News & World Report, by Emily Brandon.
Jeanne Louise Calment, until August 4,1997, was the oldest living person in the world. She lived to the extended age of 122 years, 164 days. Calment was born on February 21, 1875, and lived in Arles, France.
I currently follow a woman who once lived in Staten Island who is over 105 years old and is sharp as can be. She is on Facebook every day, communicating and ending videos of herself out to all her friends online.
C-2014 John Paul Carinci from the soon to be released book: AWESOME SUCCESS PRINCIPLES See More
http://www.amazon.com/John-Paul-Carinci/e/B004ZAAJUM/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
